Category Archives: Counterfeit Brands

The Mirror website reports that Chinese crime gangs are behind a fake Aussie wine scam in the UK, according to experts.

Phoney versions of the Yellow Tail brand – including Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio – have been found in shops across the country.

According to the Manchester Evening News website, a company on Strangeway’s notorious ‘Counterfeit Street’ has been slapped with a £40,000 fine after being caught selling hundreds of fake designer handbags.

Some 769 handbags, holdalls and purses, branded with famous names such as Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Bulgari and Hello Kitty, were seized when police raided Jamie Bags Ltd.

As reported in The Sun, a third of people across the UK wear and use knock-off, counterfeited gear to help save cash.

Fake clothes, fashion accessories, cosmetics and watches are the most popular purchases, making up two thirds of the value of Britain’s black economy.